Anthropologist Joost Beuving provides new insights into entrepreneurial behavior in his recently published book, "Theorizing Entrepreneurship for The Future." This behavior shows striking similarities around the world, according ...
Social Sciences
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Last week, voter enrollment for the 2019 local government elections closed in New Zealand and concerns about low voter turnout resurfaced. During a panel discussion run by Auckland Council, the idea was raised to pay people ...
Political science
Aug 29, 2019
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It's now generally accepted that as artificial intelligence (AI) advances into fields of work that were formerly considered skilled labour, a huge number of manual and white collar jobs are likely to disappear.
Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2018
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The societies we live in can have a direct influence on how dishonest people may be, according to a new study from The University of Nottingham.
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2016
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Much standard economics research is based on the "homo economicus" decision-maker. This is an entirely rational being. An unbiased, unemotional, non-psychological maximiser of the expected usefulness of things and events. ...
Economics & Business
Jul 30, 2015
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A century of economic theory assumed that, given their available options, humans would always make rational decisions. Economists even had a name for this construct: homo economicus, the economic man.
Computer Sciences
Jul 17, 2015
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(Phys.org)—As humans, we have a strong sense of fairness that often causes us to go out of our way to punish an unfair person, even when such an action comes at a cost to ourselves. This desire for fairness is epitomized ...
